Kory Yoshio Maeda was charged with 11 offenses including first-degree attempted promoting a dangerous drug, two counts of second-degree attempted promoting a dangerous drug, second-degree promoting a dangerous drug, six counts of third-degree promoting a dangerous drug and prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia.
Daniel James Lemaire, 42, appeared before Judge Kimberly Taniyama on Monday where she reduced his bail from $288,250 to $10,000 over the prosecutor’s objection. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
The sweep was conducted by the Hawai‘i Police Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service Hawai‘i Task Force, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division, Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement and investigators from the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.